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Bayfront Art Festival Kicks Off

08/19/2017 11:03 PM

A Bayfront Park art festival has returned to Duluth for the 7th year in the art festival's history.

New Medical Students Awarded Their White Coats

Police Push Protesters Out of Dallas Cemetery

Homes in St. Paul Area Evacuated because of Pipe Bomb Scare

Speaker Calls Conservative Rally 'Unplanned'

Duluth Police Search for Paintball Shooter

Gloria Dei Lutheran Raising Money to Fund Repairs

WDIO/WIRT Solar Eclipse Coverage

Solar Eclipse 2017

WDIO/WIRT will be airing complete coverage of the Solar Eclipse on Monday, August 21. Join us for the excitement. Watch local coverage on WDIO.com, the WDIO app and on Facebook Live. ABC will be airing a special report from noon until 2 p.m. on WDIO/WIRT.

Duluth Schools Superintendent's Wife Screens School Board Candidates

Lake Vermilion State Park Campground Might Open in September

Day use areas of Lake Vermilion State Park have been open for a few years. The DNR is hoping to open the campground in September.

Touchstone Award Nominee: YWCA's Creating Future Women Leaders

Last day of Girl Power Camp, August 4th.

World & National

Police Push Protesters Out of Dallas Cemetery

Dallas police are are on hand to try and break up scuffles between people rallying against white supremacy and supporters of Confederate monuments.

2nd Officer Dies From Shooting in Florida

Authorities confirmed a second officer who was shot after being involved in a scuffle with a suspect has died. Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for the man charged for shooting the officers.

Speaker Calls Conservative Rally 'Unplanned'

A conservative rally in Boston was said to have "fell apart" shortly after it began. Thousands of counterprotesters were left behind.

GOP Doubts and Anxieties about Trump Burst into the Open

Republicans are expressing doubts about President Donald Trump's competency and temperament following his comments about a deadly neo-Nazi rally.

President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt will face Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Midwest News

A Minnesota House panel approved putting $10 million a year to fund diversity training for law enforcement

Man on Bus Shoots Himself when Gun in Waistband Discharges

Brothers Collect Cans, Raise More Than $1,500 For Homeless

Husband Stabbed Wife 30 Times in Front of Kids

Couple Renews Vows at MOA as Arranged Marriage Enters Final Chapter

Man Charged in Crash that Killed Mother, Daughter on Foot

Woman Dies in Wisconsin House Explosion

Officials Recover Stolen Gravestone Buried at Michigan Home

Wis. Assembly Passes $3B Foxconn Bill

This Week in Mining

Legislators at the Wisconsin Capitol are considering a bill to relax rules on mining companies.

Wisconsin Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Relax Mining Rules

Two Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced legislation to repeal a law that requires mining companies to prove they've operated without polluting before they can mine in the state.

Comments submitted to U.S. Forest Service in Duluth.

Save the Boundary Waters Campaign Submits 125,000 Comments

Members of the Save the Boundary Waters campaign submitted more comments on Thursday, to the U.S. Forest Service, about the proposed withdrawal of federal lands from mineral exploration.

Duluth for Clean Water gathering near Lake Superior.

Duluth for Clean Water Continues to Call for Contested Case Hearing

Citizens who are part of the Duluth for Clean Water Group gathered on Tuesday to share their next step in their opposition to PolyMet.

Eyewitness Sports

Aguilar's Go-ahead HR in 9th Lifts Brewers Over Rockies 6-3

Pinch-hitter Jesus Aguilar connected for a go-ahead home run with two outs in the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 Saturday night for their fifth win in six games.

Rodgers Looks Good, Cousins Doesn't; Packers Top Skins 21-17

Aaron Rodgers made a surprise start and looked to be in midseason form, going 6 for 8 for 37 yards and a TD pass - plus one of his trademark quick snaps to draw a penalty - on his lone drive for Green Bay, while Kirk Cousins and the rest of Washington's first-team offense sputtered in the Packers' 21-17 exhibition victory Saturday night.

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WDIO/WIRT Solar Eclipse Coverage

Solar Eclipse 2017

WDIO/WIRT will be airing complete coverage of the Solar Eclipse on Monday, August 21. Join us for the excitement. Watch local coverage on WDIO.com, the WDIO app and on Facebook Live. ABC will be airing a special report from noon until 2 p.m. on WDIO/WIRT.

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Human Remains Found Near Lake Kabetogama execCheckDiffShort("08/17/2017 05:37 PM","minutes",8618,4576929);

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Hermantown Police Chief Reprimanded for Physical Altercation execCheckDiffShort("08/16/2017 08:48 PM","minutes",7977,4576240);

Greg Peterson Memorial Ride for a Cure execCheckDiffShort("08/16/2017 12:15 PM","minutes",7976,4575933);

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New Medical Students Awarded Their White Coats

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Speaker Calls Conservative Rally 'Unplanned'

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Lake Vermilion State Park Campground Might Open in September

Touchstone Award Nominee: YWCA's Creating Future Women Leaders

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Brothers Collect Cans, Raise More Than $1,500 For Homeless

Husband Stabbed Wife 30 Times in Front of Kids

Couple Renews Vows at MOA as Arranged Marriage Enters Final Chapter

Man Charged in Crash that Killed Mother, Daughter on Foot

Woman Dies in Wisconsin House Explosion

Officials Recover Stolen Gravestone Buried at Michigan Home

Wis. Assembly Passes $3B Foxconn Bill

Miller Hill Mall Hosting 'Back-to-School Sidewalk Sale'

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Barnum Hosts 127th Carlton County Fair

Volunteer Drivers Needed to Transport Veterans

'Gear Up for Fall Job Fair' Coming up in Duluth

Life Coach: 3 Essentials to Supercharge Your Relationships

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Barcelona Van Driver Reportedly Killed by Police

Diver Dies after Incident on Ontario Side of Lake Superior

Feds Ease Border Crossings at Minnesota's Northwest Angle

Minnesota Releases Review on Disputed Enbridge Oil Pipeline

Lending Firms Accused of Scamming Minnesota Residents

U.S. Coast Guard Holds Training on Lake Superior

Hermantown Police Chief Reprimanded for Physical Altercation

Greg Peterson Memorial Ride for a Cure

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Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $510 million, 8th Largest

Trump to Skip Kennedy Center Arts Awards

Trump Pushes Out Controversial Aide Steve Bannon

Wisconsin Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Relax Mining Rules

Lake Vermilion State Park Campground Might Open in September

New All Weather Bike Trail Coming to Duluth

Bait Plays Heavy Role in Northern Wisconsin Bear Diets

Mille Lacs Walleye Fishing Resumes after Month-Long Pause

Walleye Fishing Re-Opens on Mille Lacs Lake Friday, Aug. 11

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